{"id":740,"date":"2026-01-15T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/danube-river-cruise\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:31:51","slug":"danube-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/danube-river-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Danube River cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In July, 2024 we joined Grace\u2019s son Larry and family on a cruise on the Danube River from Budapest to Vilshofen, Germany. Before the cruise began we went to Budapest, rented a car and explored three small towns (G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151, Holl\u00f3k\u0151 and Eger)  in eastern Hungary. After the cruise ended in Vilshofen we took a train to Halstatt, Austria for a couple days before flying home from Munich.<\/p>\n<h1>G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">Our flight to Budapest arrived in the late afternoon so we rented an Airbnb that was not too far from the city and in the direction that we wanted to go (East). G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151 fit the bill and also contains a famous royal palace. The palace is particularly well-known because it was the favorite home of Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) of Austria and the Emperor Franz Joseph. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3d42a18b-f74d-4881-b28a-7b3ca7ee2f25\/DSC08165.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3d42a18b-f74d-4881-b28a-7b3ca7ee2f25\/DSC08165.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/985b1a2f-4d31-4ed7-8aff-47a0f6e4a739\/LR-DSC08155.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/985b1a2f-4d31-4ed7-8aff-47a0f6e4a739\/LR-DSC08155.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">The chapel of the palace<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0cafbe72-299f-4651-b7f6-f819ca8cc180\/LR-DSC08161.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0cafbe72-299f-4651-b7f6-f819ca8cc180\/LR-DSC08161.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7f886b1a-2fbb-4b79-8640-0d79a7a7c273\/LR-DSC08156-Edit.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7f886b1a-2fbb-4b79-8640-0d79a7a7c273\/LR-DSC08156-Edit.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) was widely considered one of the most beautiful woman of her time and was much admired in Hungary.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8fab7ca9-317f-49be-8635-b43250aeb6fd\/DSC08167.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"900x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8fab7ca9-317f-49be-8635-b43250aeb6fd\/DSC08167.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Holl\u00f3k\u0151<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">Holl\u00f3k\u0151 is a tiny village about 45 minutes from Budapest that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as it contains well preserved 13th century village.  Unfortunately the days that we were in eastern Hungary were unusually hot, with highs well above 100 deg F. So it was difficult to visit places in the heat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/cfff14bd-7da1-41da-9948-a09d98da35d7\/DSC08172.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/cfff14bd-7da1-41da-9948-a09d98da35d7\/DSC08172.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Holl\u00f3k\u0151 means raven in Hungarian<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/bcf0d2d5-9e53-4a1e-aa68-93d2d66f812a\/DSC08187.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1058\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/bcf0d2d5-9e53-4a1e-aa68-93d2d66f812a\/DSC08187.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1058\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">Traditional old house in Holl\u00f3k\u0151<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0250ae30-2907-4b77-83bb-65b4415b9cab\/DSC08176.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"898x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0250ae30-2907-4b77-83bb-65b4415b9cab\/DSC08176.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"898\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/da81b932-050a-4fdb-80d5-710fd1b957d4\/DSC08197.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x973\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/da81b932-050a-4fdb-80d5-710fd1b957d4\/DSC08197.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"973\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/2d513283-e83c-45d0-a4c5-29287bac7a26\/DSC08200.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/2d513283-e83c-45d0-a4c5-29287bac7a26\/DSC08200.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">It was so hot on the day we were there that there were very few other tourists.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c7559bdb-8917-49db-a594-b8c233dada16\/LR-DSC08213.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1888\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c7559bdb-8917-49db-a594-b8c233dada16\/LR-DSC08213.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1888\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">There were many fields of sunflowers along the highways in eastern Hungary.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8b24b1a3-a5c8-4f2c-9dc5-274b8c7b4e66\/LR-DSC08214-Pano-Edit.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"13036x2980\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8b24b1a3-a5c8-4f2c-9dc5-274b8c7b4e66\/LR-DSC08214-Pano-Edit.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"13036\" height=\"2980\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Eger<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">Our primary target in eastern Hungary was the town of Eger, a town with a medieval castle and rich history. It is also a center of wine making and has a large thermal bath. The castle is well-known by all Hungarian school children because of the heroics of Istvan Dobo who led a successful and improbable defense of the city in the Siege of Eger in 1552 against a much larger force of Ottomans. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/70a51b6b-600e-46f0-b952-9e505ee7a8ab\/DSC08258.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x999\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/70a51b6b-600e-46f0-b952-9e505ee7a8ab\/DSC08258.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"999\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Statue of Dobo with the castle in the background in the central Dobo Square<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7f758103-5093-4ed4-b75f-b87de048311e\/DSC08261.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1016\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7f758103-5093-4ed4-b75f-b87de048311e\/DSC08261.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1016\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">The weather was stifling hot so the water fountain was busy.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/fedd0d99-8b32-4a70-b711-143533c33d17\/LR-DSC08402.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/fedd0d99-8b32-4a70-b711-143533c33d17\/LR-DSC08402.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/28dcb8ac-f919-407a-9771-c07d46d083ea\/LR-DSC08257.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3259x4346\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/28dcb8ac-f919-407a-9771-c07d46d083ea\/LR-DSC08257.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3259\" height=\"4346\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Saint Anthony of Padua church<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/63971a3d-0efb-48f5-8c95-1b14fb0a030e\/DSC08264.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/63971a3d-0efb-48f5-8c95-1b14fb0a030e\/DSC08264.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Rising moon over Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d4416283-1b08-409f-b46f-910df27469ed\/DSC08272.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d4416283-1b08-409f-b46f-910df27469ed\/DSC08272.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">G\u00e9za G\u00e1rdonyi who wrote the popular account of the Siege of Eger, <strong>Eclipse of the Crescent Moon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/002e8cd7-cf80-4156-b698-4e6b42896155\/DSC08278.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1059\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/002e8cd7-cf80-4156-b698-4e6b42896155\/DSC08278.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1059\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9be76e65-cde2-46dc-83c5-908852c74329\/DSC08280.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9be76e65-cde2-46dc-83c5-908852c74329\/DSC08280.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3a2fd4d2-4e0c-49c5-9cdb-0e78e3aea02d\/DSC08285.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1497x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3a2fd4d2-4e0c-49c5-9cdb-0e78e3aea02d\/DSC08285.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1497\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Eger Castle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/86ff710c-20a0-4bd6-a5c9-95860a4c9614\/DSC08286.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1348x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/86ff710c-20a0-4bd6-a5c9-95860a4c9614\/DSC08286.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1348\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">A frieze commemorating the Siege of Eger (1552) in which Istvan Dobo led a handful of soldiers against the invading&nbsp; Ottoman Turks, despite being outnumbered 30:1<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/311f0c04-f934-4d3a-a52c-3ced53e4b125\/DSC08294.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/311f0c04-f934-4d3a-a52c-3ced53e4b125\/DSC08294.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Looking down to Dobo Square from the castle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c3c93f0b-c815-4cbf-bbe7-eabb2638ae51\/DSC08298.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x851\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c3c93f0b-c815-4cbf-bbe7-eabb2638ae51\/DSC08298.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"851\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4cfb5f66-c5c1-455e-804e-493751eb1828\/DSC08300-HDR.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1037\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4cfb5f66-c5c1-455e-804e-493751eb1828\/DSC08300-HDR.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1037\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/acecd448-ea13-4e13-8f94-6a3a26a76f60\/DSC08301.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1182\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/acecd448-ea13-4e13-8f94-6a3a26a76f60\/DSC08301.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1182\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Dobo Square with Istvan leading the charge<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6ba4cafc-3401-4bea-ba51-2cd304fa149b\/LR-DSC08387.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1499x2500\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6ba4cafc-3401-4bea-ba51-2cd304fa149b\/LR-DSC08387.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1499\" height=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">The northernmost Ottoman minaret in Europe<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>City Under the City<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Eger is famous for its winemaking which has been going on for over a thousand years. Beneath the modern city is a vast collection of tunnels and caverns that were used to store the wine barrels.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5ffb08cb-f96b-48ed-adce-94007153ea62\/DSC08316.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5ffb08cb-f96b-48ed-adce-94007153ea62\/DSC08316.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Attila the Hun<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5b5ac200-dd02-49e0-bbd8-3fc03d0b7872\/DSC08322.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5b5ac200-dd02-49e0-bbd8-3fc03d0b7872\/DSC08322.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d9a89b07-f347-41bb-aa8e-f2460f44326a\/DSC08323.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1037\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d9a89b07-f347-41bb-aa8e-f2460f44326a\/DSC08323.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1037\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/a0049b88-3272-467f-9a86-abb340548c80\/DSC08324.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1072\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/a0049b88-3272-467f-9a86-abb340548c80\/DSC08324.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1072\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Eszterh\u00e1zy K\u00e1roly College<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e7d37471-7f9a-48d7-b7cd-5b0099a0f560\/DSC08303-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x645\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e7d37471-7f9a-48d7-b7cd-5b0099a0f560\/DSC08303-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"645\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b2a0a88c-0937-4a76-b78a-83ece0cab2f2\/DSC08244.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1057x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b2a0a88c-0937-4a76-b78a-83ece0cab2f2\/DSC08244.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1057\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Eszterh\u00e1zy K\u00e1roly&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Library<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">The baroque library of the college is a beautiful room with a vast collection of old books, all carefully preserved and monitored. On the ceiling is a detailed fresco painted in the 18th century.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/2650b88d-b399-4d26-8405-f776d00b8691\/DSC08339-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x899\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/2650b88d-b399-4d26-8405-f776d00b8691\/DSC08339-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"899\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/de9d3e6c-c0ef-4cbf-be06-693433b3ab54\/DSC08355-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x697\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/de9d3e6c-c0ef-4cbf-be06-693433b3ab54\/DSC08355-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"697\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Ceiling of the library<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/abad4243-b1b3-49f2-b94c-0102d0bc6964\/DSC08341.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1005x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/abad4243-b1b3-49f2-b94c-0102d0bc6964\/DSC08341.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">One of the treasures in the library is a hand-written letter by Wolfgang A. Mozart to his sister.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/46d79246-cb69-4527-812e-9a942a304792\/DSC08365-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x457\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/46d79246-cb69-4527-812e-9a942a304792\/DSC08365-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"457\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">View from the roof of the Lyceum (Esterhazy College) building<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dc7bb5ac-0629-4c76-a3cb-b45272c93428\/DSC08384.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"900x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dc7bb5ac-0629-4c76-a3cb-b45272c93428\/DSC08384.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">On the top floor is a camera obscura or periscope that allows images all around the building to be cast onto a table top.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Budapest<\/h1>\n<h2>Lazarspark Horse Show<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">We returned to Budapest to start our river cruise with enough time to catch a horse show at the outskirts of town. Hungarians are noted horsemen and the show highlighted their skills on horseback as well as in training the horses. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/54828d5c-cef3-4e81-b856-2cb76de1a440\/DSC08597.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/54828d5c-cef3-4e81-b856-2cb76de1a440\/DSC08597.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/73385bc4-664e-4619-bbdc-3d65f58d7f15\/DSC08640.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1032\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/73385bc4-664e-4619-bbdc-3d65f58d7f15\/DSC08640.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1032\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Shooting an arrow from horseback<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e04e89e3-be2b-48b9-b126-28e47683f66b\/DSC09067.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e04e89e3-be2b-48b9-b126-28e47683f66b\/DSC09067.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Riding a team of 5 galloping horses while standing on two of them<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/81617bcc-e4dc-4d9d-9003-da1302c5df4b\/DSC09087.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1116\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/81617bcc-e4dc-4d9d-9003-da1302c5df4b\/DSC09087.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1116\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Budapest<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8dd09f84-2a19-42f9-87cc-c3dc39cbbfd3\/DSC09098.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8dd09f84-2a19-42f9-87cc-c3dc39cbbfd3\/DSC09098.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Buda Castle and the Chain Bridge at night<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0ece4a79-9219-431e-85e9-4d28eadaf006\/DSC09107.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1062\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0ece4a79-9219-431e-85e9-4d28eadaf006\/DSC09107.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1062\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/26cef121-d63e-4fa8-9627-8aff33549a04\/DSC09185.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/26cef121-d63e-4fa8-9627-8aff33549a04\/DSC09185.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6dd65b51-aab8-4e6b-a9ad-c155897ce6c1\/DSC09186.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x919\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6dd65b51-aab8-4e6b-a9ad-c155897ce6c1\/DSC09186.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"919\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b8c9e6b1-9114-4ee1-804b-52941f828241\/DSC09188.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1105\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b8c9e6b1-9114-4ee1-804b-52941f828241\/DSC09188.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1105\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e8d0b85e-3048-4e85-a00a-18a999498258\/LR-DSC09192.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e8d0b85e-3048-4e85-a00a-18a999498258\/LR-DSC09192.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Church of Our Lady of Buda Castle with St. Stephen statue<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8873b50a-a591-482e-a041-edbe16806922\/LR-DSC09179.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/8873b50a-a591-482e-a041-edbe16806922\/LR-DSC09179.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Fisherman&#8217;s Bastion<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4dfa31ce-a80f-4009-b5ad-d7c0a06d3af1\/DSC09193.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4dfa31ce-a80f-4009-b5ad-d7c0a06d3af1\/DSC09193.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Hungarian Parliament Building<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9e1e9c15-c5a1-4bef-a235-0bd1d763888d\/DSC09140.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1119\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9e1e9c15-c5a1-4bef-a235-0bd1d763888d\/DSC09140.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1119\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Fountain of King Mathias<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4b40dd22-f2bb-4e3f-9d18-8bae0110ac33\/DSC09214.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1009\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4b40dd22-f2bb-4e3f-9d18-8bae0110ac33\/DSC09214.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1009\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Heroes Square<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/507c56c6-f76d-49af-82c2-0010cf844c14\/DSC09215.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1058\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/507c56c6-f76d-49af-82c2-0010cf844c14\/DSC09215.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1058\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4ffd4f14-19e5-4ad7-9cff-8d819586a0fb\/DSC09218-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x469\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4ffd4f14-19e5-4ad7-9cff-8d819586a0fb\/DSC09218-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"469\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/94281a4e-8641-4727-a749-b2eb4e3c3630\/DSC09264.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/94281a4e-8641-4727-a749-b2eb4e3c3630\/DSC09264.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">We were supposed to cruise by the Parliament building at sunset but alas, the ship sailed too late<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7e6bc2e1-4d78-4c15-ae87-d6d44d3ab35f\/DSC09273.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1027\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7e6bc2e1-4d78-4c15-ae87-d6d44d3ab35f\/DSC09273.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1027\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Bratislava<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/fadc1ef5-5cd1-419f-b449-8edbb3af41a1\/DSC09313.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/fadc1ef5-5cd1-419f-b449-8edbb3af41a1\/DSC09313.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/91ba6927-3ce3-41c5-b7d1-671ae59f7662\/LR-DSC09282-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5472x5269\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/91ba6927-3ce3-41c5-b7d1-671ae59f7662\/LR-DSC09282-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5472\" height=\"5269\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">St. Martin&#8217;s Cathedral<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5bae1b11-9db5-4f38-bee6-f457a5d4d288\/DSC09321-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"683x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5bae1b11-9db5-4f38-bee6-f457a5d4d288\/DSC09321-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"683\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">St. Martin&#8217;s Cathedral<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f295fc9d-6178-4ad1-bd57-776b80d3c883\/DSC09323.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f295fc9d-6178-4ad1-bd57-776b80d3c883\/DSC09323.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Knight in armor on St. Martin&#8217;s Cathedral<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/867cfb6f-5865-4ab3-bc95-7b84e87eecb0\/DSC09356.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/867cfb6f-5865-4ab3-bc95-7b84e87eecb0\/DSC09356.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Man at Work<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/56ad738d-73c6-4338-b872-51751edeb8aa\/DSC09359.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/56ad738d-73c6-4338-b872-51751edeb8aa\/DSC09359.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b14f02f9-3fba-4af4-83c9-c776cdfebdb7\/DSC09367.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b14f02f9-3fba-4af4-83c9-c776cdfebdb7\/DSC09367.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">UFO bridge<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0aa3d2dd-eb15-42c0-a24e-cffcc16d6a68\/DSC09382.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0aa3d2dd-eb15-42c0-a24e-cffcc16d6a68\/DSC09382.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Bratislava Castle at night<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/aa5e4c83-7ebc-440b-af9f-7a0152594f82\/DSC09396.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1089\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/aa5e4c83-7ebc-440b-af9f-7a0152594f82\/DSC09396.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1089\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Bratislava Castle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f1c95cb4-8c0a-43f5-84c1-7fbd0454da97\/LR-DSC09354.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4724x3543\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f1c95cb4-8c0a-43f5-84c1-7fbd0454da97\/LR-DSC09354.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4724\" height=\"3543\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Fountain of St. George and the dragon<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dee5bec6-deaa-4f7e-ab28-aa6fa72fa3ca\/LR-DSC09319.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dee5bec6-deaa-4f7e-ab28-aa6fa72fa3ca\/LR-DSC09319.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Another small world coincidence<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">We got to talking with two couples of Japanese-Americans who usually sat near us at meals. One of them looked a little like my brother Jerry so we began calling him \u2018Jerry.\u2019  After some discussions, we discovered that one of the women dated one of Grace\u2019s sister\u2019s ex-husbands and she knew the sister as well. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/266df483-25e5-4955-8c5e-b930d21687f3\/karen+brian+tom+grace.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4032x3024\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/266df483-25e5-4955-8c5e-b930d21687f3\/karen+brian+tom+grace.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Vienna<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">I took a bike tour through Vienna in the morning. This was a good way to see much of the lovely city but not enough time to see more in depth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d39606d3-2975-4c25-953b-fc414307925f\/DSC04453.JPG\" data-image-dimensions=\"5472x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d39606d3-2975-4c25-953b-fc414307925f\/DSC04453.JPG?format=1000w\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/16cc902e-b775-4dca-b0a2-05047a99be02\/LR-DSC04463.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1455x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/16cc902e-b775-4dca-b0a2-05047a99be02\/LR-DSC04463.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1455\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Johann Strauss Monument<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9f3cad87-617c-4a4d-b589-d8436a5ed6eb\/LR-DSC04464.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1000\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9f3cad87-617c-4a4d-b589-d8436a5ed6eb\/LR-DSC04464.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/813ed6a3-5f25-4477-8c67-e4d20318533a\/LR-DSC04468.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1000\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/813ed6a3-5f25-4477-8c67-e4d20318533a\/LR-DSC04468.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/64476077-92f3-4b1f-8cbe-87b299f3c683\/LR-DSC04488-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"6496x3090\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/64476077-92f3-4b1f-8cbe-87b299f3c683\/LR-DSC04488-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"6496\" height=\"3090\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Hofburg Palace<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/af8dac74-6f52-4276-b903-f49e44830489\/LR-DSC09431.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/af8dac74-6f52-4276-b903-f49e44830489\/LR-DSC09431.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Dome of St. Michael Gate of Hofburg Palace<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/766fa9d3-dbf7-4871-ad36-68dc46e3525c\/LR-DSC09427-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x852\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/766fa9d3-dbf7-4871-ad36-68dc46e3525c\/LR-DSC09427-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"852\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Hofburg Palace at night<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0c109e66-4b35-45d7-9cfa-9aa72898c204\/LR-DSC04496-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5037x4538\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0c109e66-4b35-45d7-9cfa-9aa72898c204\/LR-DSC04496-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5037\" height=\"4538\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">The Trinity (or Plague) Column&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/493eb23f-ed59-4502-9997-bc4ad1c096f3\/LR-DSC04503.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5472x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/493eb23f-ed59-4502-9997-bc4ad1c096f3\/LR-DSC04503.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/52f9d859-a4f0-4003-94d8-32bfad22c0ba\/DSC09415-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"854x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/52f9d859-a4f0-4003-94d8-32bfad22c0ba\/DSC09415-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"854\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">St. Stephen&#8217;s Cathedral<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/1b0662ae-0a11-4d34-ad43-b7a922c3676c\/LR-DSC04524.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5354x3569\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/1b0662ae-0a11-4d34-ad43-b7a922c3676c\/LR-DSC04524.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5354\" height=\"3569\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Austrian Parliament Building<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/96af09eb-ef21-45c7-a952-b478d609ab84\/LR-DSC04511.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5472x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/96af09eb-ef21-45c7-a952-b478d609ab84\/LR-DSC04511.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c5427122-e177-4f20-a0ac-9b7d27762aa5\/LR-DSC09417.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3026x4566\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c5427122-e177-4f20-a0ac-9b7d27762aa5\/LR-DSC09417.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3026\" height=\"4566\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Johannes Gutenberg<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Melk Abbey<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">This is a Benedictine abbey overlooking the Wachau Valley and Danube River. It was founded in 1089 but largely built in the 1700s. We took an extended tour of the inside of the Abbey but no photographs were allowed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/ea0f2d92-bd76-4c7e-acde-1d3525ae46ea\/LR-DSC09438.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4688x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/ea0f2d92-bd76-4c7e-acde-1d3525ae46ea\/LR-DSC09438.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4688\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Durnstein Castle<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7417f21e-b6d9-42da-b332-b565af404481\/LR-DSC09464.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2780x4592\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7417f21e-b6d9-42da-b332-b565af404481\/LR-DSC09464.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"2780\" height=\"4592\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/11bb7a1a-46bf-4094-a953-4643b85259ce\/LR-DSC09490.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3974x3027\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/11bb7a1a-46bf-4094-a953-4643b85259ce\/LR-DSC09490.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3974\" height=\"3027\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/423860fe-0c7f-4824-a13a-3fe558d7d620\/LR-DSC09516.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4908x3555\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/423860fe-0c7f-4824-a13a-3fe558d7d620\/LR-DSC09516.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4908\" height=\"3555\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Melk Abbey<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/070a189d-1820-4807-a120-8cba4d690a89\/LR-DSC09529-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5261x6663\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/070a189d-1820-4807-a120-8cba4d690a89\/LR-DSC09529-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5261\" height=\"6663\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Melk Abbey<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3255c178-4396-499b-9f81-bd9511586197\/LR-DSC09535.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3255c178-4396-499b-9f81-bd9511586197\/LR-DSC09535.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f5bd25c2-aefd-48eb-9c9e-cc43cbc65722\/LR-DSC09507.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f5bd25c2-aefd-48eb-9c9e-cc43cbc65722\/LR-DSC09507.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7b466f7e-d008-4559-ab0c-985f5be22093\/LR-DSC09552.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7b466f7e-d008-4559-ab0c-985f5be22093\/LR-DSC09552.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/67cc6144-567b-4be2-852d-e3975f3efa79\/LR-DSC09553.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/67cc6144-567b-4be2-852d-e3975f3efa79\/LR-DSC09553.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/24d85850-4807-42d2-a154-51055de83903\/LR-DSC09547.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4861x3646\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/24d85850-4807-42d2-a154-51055de83903\/LR-DSC09547.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4861\" height=\"3646\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/bbe2608c-a205-42ce-a6ef-49a462ae334d\/LR-DSC09563.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4856x3642\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/bbe2608c-a205-42ce-a6ef-49a462ae334d\/LR-DSC09563.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4856\" height=\"3642\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Docking the ship requires men to manually pull the boat tight against the wharf. Here they are throwing the rope to the man on the shore who has to \u2018catch\u2019 it with the stick.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Cesky Krumlov<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">One of the optional tours was a visit to Cesky Krumlov, a charming medieval town in the Czech Republic. This is probably my favorite town in Europe. It is nestled within a S-shaped bend of the Vltava River. A large castle with a colorful round tower, cobblestone streets with little traffic make it possible to imagine that you are visiting 500 years ago. Of course the large number of tourists and tour groups quickly disabuse you of this notion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/00db6fae-8a83-4727-b0a1-e86c88692bba\/DSC09639-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x546\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/00db6fae-8a83-4727-b0a1-e86c88692bba\/DSC09639-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"546\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3ee7ff92-4531-4b8c-a4ea-dcbcf71d0e40\/DSC09629.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3ee7ff92-4531-4b8c-a4ea-dcbcf71d0e40\/DSC09629.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/63875ea7-c618-47b7-9563-cc0d3ced4bfe\/DSC09627.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1104\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/63875ea7-c618-47b7-9563-cc0d3ced4bfe\/DSC09627.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1104\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9bd60faf-dc69-415a-ac65-00c97b929579\/DSC09651.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1030\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9bd60faf-dc69-415a-ac65-00c97b929579\/DSC09651.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1030\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/1f7eaee4-bd4c-4664-b5ff-c05a3416a28f\/DSC09685.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"900x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/1f7eaee4-bd4c-4664-b5ff-c05a3416a28f\/DSC09685.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">The colorful castle tower<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e8e56007-ba43-4b3a-b567-1f0e790d6d09\/DSC09716.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"847x1200\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e8e56007-ba43-4b3a-b567-1f0e790d6d09\/DSC09716.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"847\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/88121920-462b-4733-a05e-6759219740fc\/DSC09653.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1075\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/88121920-462b-4733-a05e-6759219740fc\/DSC09653.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1075\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d0fec871-a4f6-4721-896e-259fffedfc77\/DSC09713.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1020\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d0fec871-a4f6-4721-896e-259fffedfc77\/DSC09713.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1020\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0ed23504-03a5-44cc-9efb-18438c2a135c\/DSC09714.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1142\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0ed23504-03a5-44cc-9efb-18438c2a135c\/DSC09714.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1142\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/50d9cc5a-16f1-4e5b-86cc-f9963970ebdf\/DSC09733.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1116\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/50d9cc5a-16f1-4e5b-86cc-f9963970ebdf\/DSC09733.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1116\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4419a165-2d78-499e-9e1e-593b92265b96\/DSC09840-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x477\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4419a165-2d78-499e-9e1e-593b92265b96\/DSC09840-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"477\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Panorama taken from the top of the castle tower<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3b54686d-dc6d-405a-9506-36df2a21830e\/DSC09939.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1079\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3b54686d-dc6d-405a-9506-36df2a21830e\/DSC09939.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1079\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">An unusual perspective to watch a bear.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/a15f087c-5113-4611-88c3-be8d38c30c13\/DSC09983.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1032\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/a15f087c-5113-4611-88c3-be8d38c30c13\/DSC09983.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1032\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Looking down into the bear pit from the tower<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/85a27448-c324-4415-b4e2-e6ada13175c6\/LR-DSC09810-Pano-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1371\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/85a27448-c324-4415-b4e2-e6ada13175c6\/LR-DSC09810-Pano-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1371\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">From the castle tower<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6bf414c2-5262-4e38-97fa-b60d5e05c691\/LR-DSC09818.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6bf414c2-5262-4e38-97fa-b60d5e05c691\/LR-DSC09818.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d959a74b-9bd5-4ad3-ae03-fb4bda4355f1\/LR-DSC09657.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d959a74b-9bd5-4ad3-ae03-fb4bda4355f1\/LR-DSC09657.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b3c8f05e-9513-4d79-8f38-031ef085bc84\/LR-DSC09661-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"7384x3784\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/b3c8f05e-9513-4d79-8f38-031ef085bc84\/LR-DSC09661-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"7384\" height=\"3784\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/869cf9ac-2f05-4d4c-9671-fe57a483ee06\/LR-DSC09667.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3648x4929\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/869cf9ac-2f05-4d4c-9671-fe57a483ee06\/LR-DSC09667.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3648\" height=\"4929\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/aa8d75f1-c002-4a31-b3bf-b456f7465ac9\/LR-DSC09670.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3048x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/aa8d75f1-c002-4a31-b3bf-b456f7465ac9\/LR-DSC09670.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3048\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5dff3b51-c987-4fc4-b061-3ee4af567a05\/LR-DSC09673.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4783x3587\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5dff3b51-c987-4fc4-b061-3ee4af567a05\/LR-DSC09673.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4783\" height=\"3587\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3088347a-1d37-41d5-819f-c172d72e0377\/LR-DSC09675.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4481x3361\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3088347a-1d37-41d5-819f-c172d72e0377\/LR-DSC09675.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4481\" height=\"3361\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0a6a57bb-4c7d-419b-b67d-31f71018aa99\/LR-DSC09679-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"5241x7151\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0a6a57bb-4c7d-419b-b67d-31f71018aa99\/LR-DSC09679-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"5241\" height=\"7151\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0f176416-bd52-4bf5-b76b-08447ec8a9bc\/LR-DSC09689.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4428x3434\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0f176416-bd52-4bf5-b76b-08447ec8a9bc\/LR-DSC09689.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4428\" height=\"3434\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/582be750-9211-4b97-a5e0-09a42f19833c\/LR-DSC09695.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3561x2975\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/582be750-9211-4b97-a5e0-09a42f19833c\/LR-DSC09695.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3561\" height=\"2975\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f1258e0c-0714-4c8d-9e2b-4fba713a2269\/LR-DSC09720.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f1258e0c-0714-4c8d-9e2b-4fba713a2269\/LR-DSC09720.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dda1ba65-ad85-4fa1-9713-e8f4d3e3de2c\/LR-DSC09736.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3648x4864\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dda1ba65-ad85-4fa1-9713-e8f4d3e3de2c\/LR-DSC09736.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3648\" height=\"4864\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e668f32e-6d15-4834-bf73-8048a7f5b78f\/LR-DSC09825-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1124\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/e668f32e-6d15-4834-bf73-8048a7f5b78f\/LR-DSC09825-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1124\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Linz<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">On the day we docked at Linz, there was a very large and crowded street festival. The town square and many adjoining streets were mobbed with visitors watching a wide variety of street performers. It was so crowded that it was easy to get separated from the tour guide leading the way.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/95b0e3d4-bf80-4cb6-8f99-dce03acea9c2\/LR-DSC00050.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/95b0e3d4-bf80-4cb6-8f99-dce03acea9c2\/LR-DSC00050.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/86077679-e754-4ca2-a81e-523c7ca0c340\/LR-DSC00074.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4706x3530\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/86077679-e754-4ca2-a81e-523c7ca0c340\/LR-DSC00074.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4706\" height=\"3530\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/15e36c68-1d12-4e97-992c-ec9a844bb79e\/LR-DSC00052.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/15e36c68-1d12-4e97-992c-ec9a844bb79e\/LR-DSC00052.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/15dbe86d-11c6-47f3-ab8a-f44c3f32c04a\/LR-DSC00079.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2317\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/15dbe86d-11c6-47f3-ab8a-f44c3f32c04a\/LR-DSC00079.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2317\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c67a9e96-4055-4b51-b16f-c98ee35bdf64\/LR-DSC00086.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c67a9e96-4055-4b51-b16f-c98ee35bdf64\/LR-DSC00086.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Vilshofen<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">The AMA Waterways tour ended with an evening in Vilshofen, Germany where they organized an Oktoberfest celebration with lots of beer and traditional dancing. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/43080a4a-85f2-4f24-988c-bacc2fc0bd7a\/LR-DSC00151.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/43080a4a-85f2-4f24-988c-bacc2fc0bd7a\/LR-DSC00151.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Historically the Danube River will flood occasionally, usually with devastating effects on the riverfront towns and cities. Several of the towns we visited had high water marks on city walls to show the effects of flooding in different years. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c9fd2d6d-ef34-44ef-aede-2c64cf0936c7\/LR-DSC00153.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3648x4864\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c9fd2d6d-ef34-44ef-aede-2c64cf0936c7\/LR-DSC00153.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3648\" height=\"4864\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Memorial for the voluntary fire departments that fought the flooding in the years 1319, 1320, 1595, 1845, 1850, 1862, 1882, 1905, 1941, 1945, 1950, 1954<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5b385a9d-e610-48ab-a8f2-551e02965196\/LR-1000010896+danube+high+water.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2562x2500\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/5b385a9d-e610-48ab-a8f2-551e02965196\/LR-1000010896+danube+high+water.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"2562\" height=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">High sweat marks for July, 2024<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/da471d0a-2bfd-4ef6-864b-6d9bd39fa4a8\/LR-DSC00158.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4795x3596\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/da471d0a-2bfd-4ef6-864b-6d9bd39fa4a8\/LR-DSC00158.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4795\" height=\"3596\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/a9c6aff0-10cb-448b-a70d-2ab323a8d0fc\/LR-DSC00159.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/a9c6aff0-10cb-448b-a70d-2ab323a8d0fc\/LR-DSC00159.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dc783dec-2ed4-4f19-a624-790532b39376\/LR-DSC00178.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/dc783dec-2ed4-4f19-a624-790532b39376\/LR-DSC00178.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9bfd46be-2652-4c3c-9e86-bfcc6c3ad854\/LR-DSC00186.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/9bfd46be-2652-4c3c-9e86-bfcc6c3ad854\/LR-DSC00186.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6e6b980f-2bf1-410d-a6bf-3bee58a844e1\/LR-DSC00192.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/6e6b980f-2bf1-410d-a6bf-3bee58a844e1\/LR-DSC00192.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">This was a contest for two guests and one band member to see who could hold the liter stein of beer the longest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/da81c88c-d78b-4c14-9abd-7597a46ad32a\/LR-DSC00207.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/da81c88c-d78b-4c14-9abd-7597a46ad32a\/LR-DSC00207.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/93173a82-febe-4388-9bce-13fe651ceebd\/LR-DSC00097-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1064\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/93173a82-febe-4388-9bce-13fe651ceebd\/LR-DSC00097-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1064\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p>Panorama view of Linz<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Buderus\u2019sche Eisenwerke<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Sixty years ago in the summer of 1964, I worked for the Buderus\u2019rusche Eisenwerke, a steel company in the small town of Wetzlar, Germany.  Despite its small size, Wetzlar had several noteworthy traits. It is the home of Leitz camera works, famous for the Leica cameras. The greatest German poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent a few years in Wetzlar, where he wrote the piece that first made him famous <em>The Sorrows of Young Werther.  <\/em>And, of course, it was the home of Buderus\u2019sche Eisenwerke which has been in business since the 1700s. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">My job at Buderus was obtained through a program in the German Department at Princeton University where I was a sophomore. The department arranged summer jobs for students of German literature, language and history. That year they had more jobs than applicants so they opened up slots for those taking German classes. I applied and was happy to be accepted. As I recall they also paid for airfare to Germany with the only stipulation that we had to attend a reception for all students in Hamburg. Three of my roommates at Princeton were also working in Germany and France that summer so we got together at the end of our work and drove around German, France and Switzerland for a couple weeks. An idyllic summer!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">One of the main products of Buderus, which was the most visible, was manhole covers so I was curious whether they were still on the streets of Germany. When we got to Vilshofen, I was happy to find many Buderus manhole covers in the streets. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4b9703ea-ebbf-4774-a324-0d74440ef3bd\/LR-DSC00143.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x994\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/4b9703ea-ebbf-4774-a324-0d74440ef3bd\/LR-DSC00143.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"994\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0cb1e2da-936d-439f-9998-cc6b10708c75\/LR-DSC00145.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1069\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/0cb1e2da-936d-439f-9998-cc6b10708c75\/LR-DSC00145.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1069\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h1>Halstatt, Austria<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\">After the tour ended in Vilshofen, we took the train to Halstatt for 2 nights before flying home from Munich. Halstatt is a scenic mountain village in Austria that is primarily reached by ferry that picks up passengers from a small train depot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/98a92a7f-e20b-47b5-9129-151e2f23663a\/DSC00712-2.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1127\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/98a92a7f-e20b-47b5-9129-151e2f23663a\/DSC00712-2.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1127\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7e5fbd1c-110b-432f-b1e9-dd94d855aeac\/LR-DSC00237.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3648x4864\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/7e5fbd1c-110b-432f-b1e9-dd94d855aeac\/LR-DSC00237.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3648\" height=\"4864\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/2a2e1617-a12f-49f5-b366-bf45bc12510d\/LR-DSC00363.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/2a2e1617-a12f-49f5-b366-bf45bc12510d\/LR-DSC00363.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/32889ac4-1445-48c5-9f31-2267e57b171b\/LR-DSC00396.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2180\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/32889ac4-1445-48c5-9f31-2267e57b171b\/LR-DSC00396.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2180\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/51410a2d-8a5d-4b07-8803-2f8c61f19c2f\/LR-DSC00408.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/51410a2d-8a5d-4b07-8803-2f8c61f19c2f\/LR-DSC00408.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Halstatt grew up around an industry of mining salt from deep in the mountains. Now one can tour the salt mine which is still active.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3507ffd5-a190-4646-ad83-ee782494b335\/LR-DSC00430.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x2250\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/3507ffd5-a190-4646-ad83-ee782494b335\/LR-DSC00430.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">One of the attractions of the salt mine is to ride the slides that were used to transport workers quickly from one level to another.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/1f2bcc8a-e766-4a46-9031-69b0db44aede\/LR-DSC00442-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1047\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/1f2bcc8a-e766-4a46-9031-69b0db44aede\/LR-DSC00442-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1047\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/76c8457b-a547-49e0-be93-b228c6399ee8\/LR-DSC00450.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1772\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/76c8457b-a547-49e0-be93-b228c6399ee8\/LR-DSC00450.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1772\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Looking down on Halstatt from the top of the salt mine<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/203490e4-c9b5-483b-a506-3b09788bab3c\/LR-DSC00585-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3000x1128\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/203490e4-c9b5-483b-a506-3b09788bab3c\/LR-DSC00585-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1128\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">View of Lake Halstatt from the city<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/fbca7bc8-8035-4207-8cbd-b2780a17bf26\/LR-DSC00318.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/fbca7bc8-8035-4207-8cbd-b2780a17bf26\/LR-DSC00318.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f11055c9-d87c-47c8-9003-c9e9c1ad383d\/LR-DSC00317.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/f11055c9-d87c-47c8-9003-c9e9c1ad383d\/LR-DSC00317.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/69846822-d0c0-44b1-9b64-cf8bbef436f3\/LR-DSC00386.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/69846822-d0c0-44b1-9b64-cf8bbef436f3\/LR-DSC00386.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/08cb1413-92d6-4b8e-b4ad-576dc8819688\/LR-DSC00464.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"3871x3419\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/08cb1413-92d6-4b8e-b4ad-576dc8819688\/LR-DSC00464.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"3871\" height=\"3419\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">There was a funeral in town and the locals appeared in their finest attire.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/255ea75e-ef56-4bdd-a7bd-dd9e61e983b5\/LR-DSC00473.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"4864x3648\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/255ea75e-ef56-4bdd-a7bd-dd9e61e983b5\/LR-DSC00473.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"4864\" height=\"3648\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c2f6ffaf-7f16-4ed7-b007-42df62bdf4a4\/DSC00604.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/c2f6ffaf-7f16-4ed7-b007-42df62bdf4a4\/DSC00604.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"\">Hallstatt during the blue hour after sunset<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/14d9e3f2-05d2-4897-b487-3edbe70de433\/DSC00630.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/14d9e3f2-05d2-4897-b487-3edbe70de433\/DSC00630.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/25ecf878-90db-45a8-986f-27466bdd8a5c\/DSC00681.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1125\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/25ecf878-90db-45a8-986f-27466bdd8a5c\/DSC00681.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d47cee0e-2995-4aae-9d46-17a66b8bfbf9\/DSC00699-2.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1116\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/d47cee0e-2995-4aae-9d46-17a66b8bfbf9\/DSC00699-2.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1116\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" data-image=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/36ed845d-d319-42e2-bb46-2f0cf6916e26\/DSC00717-Pano.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x567\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b9bf6c9266c078c4008aadb\/36ed845d-d319-42e2-bb46-2f0cf6916e26\/DSC00717-Pano.jpg?format=1000w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"567\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><em>Please note: All text and photos are copyrighted to Tom Yin. You are welcome to share the URL, however re-production of text or photos is not permitted. If you would like to feature this story, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>contact me<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> and I would be happy to provide you with details, photos, text etc. Thanks!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July, 2024 we joined Grace\u2019s son Larry and family on a cruise on the Danube River from Budapest to Vilshofen, Germany. Before the cruise began we went to Budapest, rented a car and explored three small towns (G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151, Holl\u00f3k\u0151 and Eger) in eastern Hungary. After the cruise ended in Vilshofen we took a train [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09653.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}